The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-03-15

the appointment of of committee to
inquire into the corrupt expenditures
by the corporation of London on bo-
gus meetings, the audiences at which
were hired to be present for the pur-
pose of defeating the bill for the re-
form Of the London government.
Howell said he sad seen documents
which proved that members of the
corporation had diverted 100000 of
the public moneys in an effort to
defeat the measure before Parliament,
LONDON, March 1.-Messrs Napier
of Glasgow have just shipped to Sc
bastopool the largest set of triple ex-
pansion engines that have ever been
constructed for man-of-war They
are of 1900 horse power, and are in
tended for the Russian iron-clad
Sinope.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The surviving
passengers and the crew of the Brit
ish emigrant ship Kapunda, which
was sunk in a collision off the coast
of Brazil on January Goth, when over
800 passengers were drowned, have
arrived at Plymouth. They confirm
the statement that the bark Ada Mel
more, with which the Kapunda COLI
ded, had no lights. The single women
among the Kapunda's passengers had
been locked in their hunks by the
matron of the ship, in accordance
with the emigrant rules, and when
the collision occurred they raised
horrible shrieks and frantically en-
deavored to beat down the door until
the vessel sank.
New YORK, Feb. 27.-The Tribune's
Ottawa special says: The Chief Qua
rantine Officer for Canada, Dr. Nc
Eachran, has just returned from
England, where he made arrange
ments to have ali remounts for the
British army bred in the Northwest
Territory The saddle horses which
were sent to England on trial have
turned out much better than was ex-
pected. He says that the ranchmen
of the Northwest Territory may look
forward to an unlimited market at
profitable prices. Public opinion in
England is much averse to speculat-
ing in American ranches. but he pre-
diets a large influx of English capital
into the Northwest Territory next
summer.
New YORK, Feb. 27.-G. W. Small
ley's cable special to the Tribune from
London saws: A fresh contradiction
of Bright's story about British troops
having murdered Arabs at Abu Klea
after the battle was over is supplied
by Frederick Villiers in the Ne0s.
He testified to having followed the
fortunes of the British soldier through
four campaigns and declares that he
has always found him merciful and
long suffering. But the Arabs, &C
cording to all the evidence, would
never give nor take quarter. The
wounded after the battle feigned
death and then speared and stabbed
the soldiers who were bringing them
water, so that it was often a question
of whether to kill or be killed. Villiers
is correspondent whose word may
be taken.
New York, Feb. 26.-The Stars
cable special from London says: Sir
Henry Holland has surprised the
House by declaring that imperial rule
in South Africa would be abandoned,
if it could only be maintained by the
continued expenditure of millions of
money Public opinion is prepared
to let the South Africans fight out the
problem of independent existence for
themselves.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-T. P. Gill's
special to the Tribune from London
says: The breakdown of the plan of
campaign of the prosecution is great
Nationlist victory. The prosecution
has failed in spite of the open efforts
of the crown to pack the jury and in
spite of the bold defense of that jury
packing which the Government ven
tured to make in the House of Com
mons. This is proof that public
opinion, aroused by the debate and
jury packing in Parliament, has be-
gun to work in Ireland, and I think
the break down may be taken as the
death-knell of the jury packing sys-
TEN. The Government, however, will
seek to turn it to advantage. They
will pretend it is proof that ordinary
law has broken down in Ireland, and
consequently it must be strengthened
by coercion; for to this the Govern
ment are now hopelessly comitted.
They have embarked upon a policy
whose first phase will be to exasperate
Ireland and plunge her into a state
of disorder, which they will allege as
an excuse for coercion. They will
then ask the House of Commons for
a Coercion Act. Meantime they are
passing new rules of procedure in
order that when the time for asking
for coercion arrives discussion may
be choked off.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The House of
Commons tonight, by vote of PSI
to 92, rejected Mr.. Parnell's amend
ment exempting from closure the
ComTnittee on SuDnlv- Sexton moved